HIV treatment cascade among transgender women in a San Francisco respondent driven sampling study

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 430-433

  Santos, Glenn Milo ^a,b   Wilson, Erin C ^a   Rapues, Jenna ^a   Macias, Oscar ^a   Packer, Tracey ^a   Raymond, H Fisher ^a,b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENDERISM; UNITED STATES; VIRUS LOAD;

ADHERENCE; AIDS; EPIDEMIOLOGY (GENERAL); HIV CLINICAL CARE; HIV TESTING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; RNA, VIRAL; SAMPLING STUDIES; SAN FRANCISCO; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84904614046     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051342     Document Type: Article

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